Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Introduction to the verb plainer
The English translation of the French verb plainer is “to complain.” It is pronounced “pleh-nay.”
The language origin of plainer comes from the French word “plaindre,” meaning “to feel sorry for,” which comes from the Latin word “plangere,” meaning “to lament.”
In everyday French, plainer is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense to express a wish or desire, or to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je veux que tu plaines mes problèmes.
(I want you to complain about my problems.) -
Il faut que vous plainiez le mauvais service de ce restaurant.
(It’s necessary for you to complain about the bad service at this restaurant.) -
Je doute qu’il plaigne ses actions.
(I doubt that he will complain about his actions.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of plainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | plaine | Il est important que je plaine. | It’s important I complain. |
tu | plaines | Il est possible que tu plaines. | It’s possible you complain. |
il | plaine | Elle préfère qu’il plaine. | She prefers he complains. |
elle | plaine | Elle insiste qu’elle plaine. | She insists she complains. |
on | plaine | Il est nécessaire qu’on plaine. | It’s necessary we complain. |
nous | plainions | Il est préférable que nous plainions. | It’s preferable we complain. |
vous | plainiez | Il est crucial que vous plainiez. | It’s crucial you complain. |
ils | plainent | Il est essentiel qu’ils plainent. | It’s essential they complain. |
elles | plainent | Elle veut qu’elles plainent. | She wants them to complain. |
Other Conjugations for Plainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb plainer
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Plainer – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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